Business
Soaring Sex Toy Sales In South Korea (Documentary)
August 22, 2018
Hmm. Surprising that this is just starting to blow up as an industry over there. Sex and all things naughty-naughty sell and sell well. The level of regulation and societal taboo to counter it must have been tremendously stifling. Still likely is, but looks like things are loosening up (insert your own ‘dirty jokes’ here).
Sex toy stores are opening up all over South Korea and customers have been flocking to them. In the past, the few adult stores that existed were hidden behind tinted glass and filled with dirty or outdated toys. Now times are changing and sex is becoming more visible to the mainstream.
But more access to sex toys doesn’t negate South Korea’s many sexual taboos and the lack of sex education and industry regulation.
– VICE
Now, Maybe You Can Have A Secret Passage In Your Home (Video)
August 2, 2018
You know how Wayne Manor has the secret sliding library shelf door to the bat pole that Bruce Wayne slides down to the Bat Cave on? So, it looks like this company, Creative Home Engineering, could do something like that.
From revolving fireplaces to hidden bookshelf doors, this service installs secret passageways in your home.
– Your Future Home
Posted on Creative Home Engineering before. Saw another vid on them recently. Looks like it is more ‘doable’ now. Just saying…
– @ojones1
Nashville’s Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria Doing Good, Serving Good Pies, In The Hood (Video)
July 23, 2018
Hey, this is dope. A Black-owned pizza chain. Here’s the website’s promo piece. Maybe it’ll make you hungry for a piece of pizza pie if you’re nearby a location in the future.
Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria is Nashville’s hottest new pizza joint. Our aim is to bring a fun atmosphere to the neighborhood pizza scene using locally sourced ingredients. Located in historic North Nashville, Slim & Husky’s offers hot, fresh specialty pizzas and locally brewed craft beer.
Check out the human interest clip from CBS Evening News about the brothers doing business and bringing hope to impoverished North Nashville area.
A Societal How-To For People Of Color: Watch “The Melanin Code†(Documentary)
July 10, 2018
Yessir. This knowledge is needed! Forty acres and a mule just will not do. People of color in America need generational wealth. Watch “The Melanin Code†and let’s learn to organize and get that. Trailer above. Link to the documentary (on demand) below.
How is it possible to thrive when history has shown that for over 300 years, where there have been steps taken to divide melanated people mentally? The answer is simple. We need to start over from scratch and go back to the basics. We need a Code of Conduct. We need an Instructional Video.
Yes, an Instructional Video that covers all areas of activity:
Economics
Education
Entertainment
Law
Labor
Politics
Religion
Sex
War
This is a “Solutions-Based†film. The diverse cast of business owners, financial experts, religious figures, well-known activists, educators, politicians and even members of the police force will identify the problems within our race, and will present solutions.
“The Melanin Code†will also decode hidden actions and keywords from the dominant society that are used to demean us.
All other ethnic groups have a code they abide by to get things accomplished. Let’s establish ours.
Catch Me If You Can: Frank Speaks With Google (Video)
June 26, 2018
Late pass but this is interesting. Yep, words from the guy that was the focus of the “Catch Me If You Can” movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and the USA series “White Collar.”
For Google’s Security and Privacy Month, we are honored to present the real Frank Abagnale, Renowned Cybersecurity And Fraud Prevention Expert, Bestselling Author & Subject of Catch Me If You Can.
His transformation from one of the world’s most notorious con men to an international cybersecurity expert trusted by the FBI has been mythologized in film and literature – but the takeaways he shares are the real deal.
– Talks at Google
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Nile Rodgers At The National Museum Of African American Music’s 2018 Legends Gala (Video)
June 8, 2018
I’m happy to see an incredible institution being built to pay homage and honor to our unique American art form.
Words from a dude that was there, before Hip-Hop THEN through its beginnings. DOPE! But… answer the man… WHY was it so HOT? Hahaaa!
Music Icon Nile Rodgers talks with DJ BLAK MAGIC about how he handled The Sugar Hill Gang sampling his song Good Times and how he feels about being honored by the National Museum of African American Music at their 2018 Legends Gala.
Did you know there was Sugar Hill Gang v. Nile Rodgers beef like that though? They squashed it, and made money, and J. Prince wasn’t even involved. We think (wink).
Jay Morrison Speaks On The Tulsa Real Estate Fund IPO (Video)
June 6, 2018
Okay, so Vlad TV is giving tube time to Jay Morrison to speak on the Tulsa Real Estate Fund. Interesting.
Jay Morrison returns to VladTV to talk about finances within the urban community. His previous video reached over 400k views! In this clip, Morrison elaborates on starting his own IPO, working with the SEC, and starting the Tulsa Real Estate Fund. He says that his mission is focused on the “everyday person.†Watch the interview above.
– DJ Vlad
Got more info on Jay and the Fund after the jump. Full disclosure: We are all in and all over this. Time to collectivize and monetize. We’ve been waiting on that promised 40-acres-and-a-mule for way too long fam… way too long!
Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Activism, Advice, Business, Call To Action, Cover Story, History, Interview, Series, Videos | Tags: Black Wall Street, Black Wall Street Massacre, DJ Vlad, djvlad, IPO, Jay Morrison, Oklahoma, Resurrecting Black Wall Street, Tulsa, Tulsa Real Estate Fund, Vlad TV, VladTV | No Comments »
Notes From Nipsey Hussle: Being a Self-Made Millionaire (Video)
June 1, 2018
The music is his art. The clothing store business is his art. Neighborhood Nip’s legit spit about being a self-made and staying true AND paid… That’s a FACT n!gga.
(So goes the lyric, he is NOTHING like these other rap ninjas!)
Andrew Medal sits with rapper Nipsey Hussle to discuss how gang life catapulted his success, his latest album Victory Lap, his various businesses including a blockchain specific startup.
– Entrepreneur
Posted in Advice, Business, Hip-Hop, Interview, Series, Videos | Tags: Action & Ambition, Action And Ambition, Andrew Medal, Art of Being a Self Made Millionaire, entrepreneur, Nipsey Hussle, Victory Lap | No Comments »
Check Out This New Investigative Documentary Series On Netflix, “Dirty Money” (Trailer)
April 30, 2018
Man oh, man… This isn’t even art imitating life, rather a [Netflix] video series reporting it. We pretty much assume that big businesses and “Dirty Money” (that ‘anything for a buck’ mentality) go hand-in-hand, right? Well, these stories – teased in the episode trailer above – should not surprise you. The first episode is on Volkswagen… supposed to mean the “People’s Car” in German… yeah, but which “people” (probably ‘The 1%’) is it really ‘for’?
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A Business Meeting With Gary Vaynerchuk And YG (Video)
April 29, 2018
We all know by now that Gary Vaynerchuk is very Hip-Hop adjacent. Very attuned to the happenings in music and media of the culture, as part of his work and as an evolving individual. It comes out in his sit-down with YG. Check it out.
Loved getting to sit down with YG to discuss what he has going on with all of his new projects – 4hunnid and Stay Dangerous.
– GaryVee
And of course, Gary is gonna drop some jewels and share knowledge in the video above.
Posted in Advice, Business, Fashion, Hip-Hop, Interview, Videos | Tags: 4hunnid, Gary Vaynerchuk, GaryVee, GaryVee Business Meeting, Stay Dangerous, YG | No Comments »
Food: What’s In ‘Your Daily Bread’? (Video)
March 18, 2018
“The bread you’re buying isn’t actually real bread.”
– Zooey Deschanel
So, I could file this under Activism. But it’s about our food. And I know if you like your white bread (I do), this may not make you think, “No more of that sh!t for me.” However, we should KNOW what we are eating… what choices we are making. It’s similar to the GMO debate. Whether you think that kind of food is “bad” or not, you should KNOW it’s there, so you can make an INFORMED choice.
You know what… this is going under Activism, too.
Posted in Activism, Business, Celebrity, Environment, Food, Health and Wellness, Videos | Tags: What's In Your Bread, white bread, whole grain bread, Your Food's Roots, Zooey Deschanel | No Comments »
Expert Cryptocurrency Investor Ian Balina Speaks On Initial Coin Offerings And Token Metrics (Video)
January 24, 2018
Got another vid from the cryptocurrency guru Ian Balina. Have you gotten in on this yet? Whether you have or not, lean in. Watch and learn.
Posted in Advice, Business, Travel, Videos | Tags: CNBC, Crypto Trader, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency investing, Ian Balina, ICO, Initial Coin Offering, Token Metrics | No Comments »
Dan Aykroyd Speaks On The Scene That Makes “Trading Places” One Of The Best ‘American Business’ Movies Of All Time (Video)
January 17, 2018
Was watching “Trading Places†a few days ago for the 1,234,678th time. Today while working I ran across this interview with Dan Akroyd about the film that we felt everyone should peep. If you are too young to have seen the classic movie “Trading Places†we posted the full film courtesy of youtube after the jump…..
Posted in Business, Celebrity, Comedy, Film, Interview, Throwback, Videos | Tags: Bloomberg, Bloomberg Businessweek, businessweek, Dan Akroyd, Eddie Murphy, Trading places | No Comments »
Diary Of A Cryptocurrency Made Man: Ian Balina (Video)
January 13, 2018
I first started investing in Cryptocurrencies early 2017. I didn’t know much in the beginning but one of the first people I started to follow on IG, twitter, & youtube was Ian Balina. It’s still not too late for people to get involved in Cryptocurrencies.
Introducing Diary of a Made Man, my video diary of my journey in life and in cryptocurrency investing. Get an inside look at the grind, and all the key people and events in the cryptocurrency market. Really excited to share this journey with you all. I believe sharing perspectives like this will help cryptos reach more mainstream adoption.
– Ian Balina
More after the jump, including behind the scenes video.
Posted in Advice, Business, Series, Travel, Videos | Tags: cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency investing, Diary of a Made Man, Ian Balina | No Comments »
New Ways To Get Started In The Stock Market With The RobinHood App (Video)
November 27, 2017
Use our code to get started in the RobinHood App & get some FREE stock! More info and video below and after the jump.
Join Robinhood and we'll both get a share of stock like Apple, Ford, or Sprint for free. Make sure you use my link.https://t.co/lHyKxEd99A
— Jay Force (@Jayforce) November 16, 2017
Nipsey Hussle Is An Entrepreneur & Hip-Hop Artist, In That Order (Video)
November 6, 2017
To me, a starving artist is uncomfortable.
– Nipsey Hussle
BOOOOOM!
All the faithful fam on here already know that Nip Hussle is about his BUSINESS(es)… see here for example. Dude is seemingly the epitome of laid-back in his demeanor though; like he doesn’t chase bread because he stays busy making it.
Watch the interview clip above.
– @ojones1
Posted in Business, Celebrity, Fashion, Hip-Hop, Interview, Videos | Tags: Karen Civil, Nipsey Hussle, Revolt, Revolt TV, REVOLT Unlocked, The Marathon, The Marathon Clothing, The Marathon Clothing store | No Comments »
Technology/Gaming: Learn To Make Car Repairs In Virtual Reality (Video)
October 30, 2017
Perhaps not an age-old question, but a cool one to answer: “Can I learn to fix race cars without risking damage to something expensive (like a car, or myself)?” “Oh wait, follow up, I don’t have a car, garage or tools of my own; does that matter much?. Oh, and wait, do I have to get ‘dirty’ and stuff?” Hahaaa!
Fix your car…in VR!
It’s time to get your car ready for racing without getting your hands dirty. “Wrench” is an indie game for virtual reality that lets players assemble photorealistic components for a custom race car. Players diagnose problems with their speed machines and try to fix them.
The game is still in development, and the developers say it won’t include any driving simulation either.
– Vocativ
Well, there’s your answer!
– @ojones1
Posted in Animation, Business, Craft, Gaming, Product, Recreation, Technology, Videos | Tags: Car Repair, Learn To Make Car Repairs, Race Cars, simulation, Video Game, Virtual Reality, Vocativ, VR, Wrench | No Comments »
Dope Conversation Between Mark Cuban & Uncle Snoop (Video)
October 25, 2017
It’s love-hate with me with Mark Cuban… It was love until he went in with all that Pittsburgh Steeler fandom. Now, I have no beef with the Steelers, for the most part, but in the 70s (what Cuban’s gushing about)… they kept the Houston Oilers out of the Super Bowl. And I am an OILER fan for LIFE!
Earl Campbell, Bum Phillips, Oilers. Shout to my FAMILY, cornerback Ezekiel “Zeke” Moore, Oilers. Billy “White Shoes” Johnson went to the Atlanta Falcons, so I watched the Falcons for a while, Oilers. Jerry Glanville used to coach the Falcons and I swore the Durty Bird jerseys turned baby blue, Oilers.
Yeah, I love the OILERS (not the Titans, not the Texans, old school Houston)! And the Steelers did not. Dammit!
*Sigh* But Mean Joe Green was a mean muddah suckah though. And the Eye Candy is cute (a bit “confused” but hella cute). Okay, the Cuban episode gets a pass Snoop.
– @ojones1
Posted in Business, Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Honeyz, Interview, Series, Sports, Videos | Tags: Boss To Boss, Communication, GGN, GGN News, Mark Cuban, Snoop Dogg, Uncle Snoop | No Comments »
Technology: Norwegian Prototype Autonomous, All-Elelectric Ship To Launch In 2018 (Video)
October 24, 2017
Yes, the Yara Birkeland is all-electric. And autonomous, so no human crew required. Shipping overseas without the pollution, muss, or fuss. Sign us up! Even the ones who don’t want it. Sign them up, too!
(Cost of the new ships = $25 million each. Saving the planet and the lives of potential crew members = Priceless!)
Business/Technology: In China, People Usually Carry Less Than $15 In Their Pockets… But NEVER Leave Home Without Their Smartphones (Video)
October 13, 2017
Got that “Making Moves With Puff” (Craig Mack) playing in the mental for some reason. Something about the headline maybe. Haaaaa, bwoooyyy!
Buuuut, for real, they DON’T gotta get the cash nowadays. See how China is already in the future? Cash is already dead in China. They pay for EVERYTHING with their phones. Cash is NOT king, unlike in the States. They don’t even do credit/debit cards. Even chipping off money to the homeless… all digital, with the phone, homie. Watch!
Posted in Business, Cover Story, Human Interest, Technology, Travel | Tags: cashless society, CBS, CBS News, China, QR code, Smartphone | No Comments »
